Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-27
poving Race at Pullman, Illinois,
Between Hanlon and Gaudaur .
Fixzle Of the First
Water.
,.,r,s Backer Claimed that Smooth
Water was Guaranteed, Where.
as 1t Was Rough.
urastIing Match at Last Arranged
Retween Kenney, Of Anaconda,
and Edwin Edwards, Of
Butte.
"DETAILS OF THE rIzzI.E,

,m1MAN, Ills., July 23.-Probably the
,..test tizzle OF a boat race ever rowed in
wet was rowed here this afternoon,
.h;,b Edward Hanlan, nominally de.
....a Jacob Gaudauer. It had been an.
'onnced that the contest would be for the
IDs ssmn;onship of America for 81 900 and
D. D..;.;rants slice of the receipts at the
p.,. In addition it was expected that the
..I. would definitely decide whether
u.,,.n whom many people believe the
1a.,a. greatest oarsman had virtually
- ,.,.d his career. The race settled nothing
and wss iu no particular a success, not
."sn @ in the gate receipts. About 1000
''.nl. 0. we're preseut instead OF 1000 or
n I'm expected. Those who staid away
toJ If course to congratulate themselves,
u, I,I tbe whole affair was characterized by
ExEcRABLE MANAGEMENT.
| b say nothing OF the suspicion that the
q. itself partook of in the nature OF a
arnodrome. Like the last contest between
| A, two men, to.day's race was rowed un-
| \. mcmillan conditions. Their race on Dec
.,.tion day took place in the midst Of a
sTrdng rain that prevented close watch
ss;no Kent. To-day they rowed in the
Ss,t and watching of any kind was i'm
nos.ible. When Hanlan finished in front
4 the grand stand Gaudaur was quarter
o. mile away. ami
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE.
NJ one on shore could see him and rumors
dsll kinds we're prevalent, some believing
that he had been capsized, while Others
thought he had given up and had been taken
aboard the press boat.
Their fears proved to be unfounded,
however, and he soon pulled down the
channel to the boat house.
DETAILS OF THE DISAPPOINTMENT.
The race had been advertised to take
u]ace between and 6 O'Clock, and people
bepsn to gather at 4 o'clock. There were
not over 1900 persons, however, but they
felt the keen northwest breeze, and those
who brought overcoats were fortunate.
Five, 6 and 7 o'clock passed, and there
was no sign Of the contestants. People
we're by ths time disgusted and tired, and
notwithstanding the water was not partic-
ularly rough, though q northwest breeze
was blowing it was nearly 8 O'Clock be-
lore
TIE CONTESTANTS MADE THEIR APPEARANCE.
The delay was ostensibly due to the disa.
rsement between the two oarsmen, Gau-
dsur claiming that the articles OF agree
nsut guaranteed him tsmootE water"
Atlast when everybody was famished and
4yusted, Referee Harper declared he
would wait no longer. and that if Gaudaur
did not row the race would be given to
Haulan. So finally they started. At the
outset Gaudaur took the lead and was half
llngth ahead as lorg as the pair could be
Ren They had turned the stake and we're
nearly half way to the line before the
vstched tub provided as a press boat
again allowed sight OF either through the
darkness. Hanlan was then eight or ten
boat lengths ahead OF Gaudaur, who was
IsroNIsH1NGLY WIDE OF THE COURSE
Ind kept on so. At this juncture Gaudaur
purted in wonderful manner, which
seemed to Indicate that he must have won
lion bis course. He kept on obliqueIy,
however, finishing on about equal terms
with Hanlan, as near as could be judged pv
bposition in the darkness. which was
almost total. He was disqualified by his
position and the race was given to Hanlan,
Who finished in 2O:32. After the race, st.
John, Gaudaur's backer, said he told the
latter to go out and lose the race; he could
not afford to attempt to yin When the
agreement WAS not complied with, the
water being so much in favor OF Hanlan
hwould not have allowed the race to OF
avarded to Hanlan. only he wanted tt
.atisfy the people by showing them some
thing for their money.